A 46-year-old man is facing several charges after he bit an officer during an altercation following a home invasion in Severn, Anne Arundel County police said.

Officers were called at 5:16 a.m. Sunday to the 1700 block of Sage Brush Court. Two male residents told police that an acquaintance, Jeffrey David Crook, was banging on the outside of the house with a brick in his hand. They told Crook he was not welcome at the home, but he refused to leave, police said.

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Crook then went into the backyard and forced his way into the house through a back sliding glass door and assaulted one of the residents, punching him in the face, police said.

Officers found Crook in an upstairs bedroom, who was rambling incoherently, refused officers' commands and he began resisting attempts to be placed in handcuffs, police said.

Police said during an intense struggle, Crook bit an officer on the forearm causing a break in the skin. The officers, then deployed a departmental Taser striking Crook, but it had no effect, police said.

More officers arrived at the scene and helped get Cook into custody. He was taken to a local hospital for precautionary treatment due to the Taser deployment.

The officer was also taken to a local hospital where he was treated for injuries resulting from the bite.

Crook was released from the hospital and taken to Western District where he was charged with attempted second-degree murder, assault on police, home invasion, burglary and other related charges, police said.